"Old man!" A burly, bare-chested, bald middle-aged man, holding up an old man with graying hair, narrowed his eyes and laughed loudly, "Haha, I'll give you one more chance. Just gather the food supplies now, and I'll let you all go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly turned sharp. He lifted the old man higher and stared at him fiercely...

"Otherwise..."

"I'll kill all of you!!"

"Cough, cough, Sir, isn't there still over ten days left?" The old man seemed already accustomed to the situation before him. Though his eyes held sorrow, his face did not show it. He still asked quietly, "The food harvest has decreased a lot recently. What you... you are asking for is simply too much."

"Too much?" The bald, middle-aged fat man scratched his head, then revealed a ferocious grin, saying, "I don't care how you do it. As long as you gather what I need, everything will be fine. If you can't gather it..."

"Haha!!"

He glared fiercely at the old man...

"People will die!"

This world is like this. The rich demand from the poor, the nobles demand from the commoners, powerful countries demand from backward countries. Once they refuse...

Then people die!

And he...

The most powerful bandit for a hundred miles around, so...

These weaklings should let him take what he wants!!

"Oh~" The bald middle-aged fat man patted his shiny forehead, as if remembering something, and laughed loudly, "That fool who swung a knife at me back then, seems he was your son, right!"

He flung the old man he was holding in his right hand to the ground...

"I still remember, back then I was holding you in my hand just like today, right!"

A ferocious smile was on his face, matching the hideous scar on the right half of his face, making his expression even more frightening. He looked contemptuously at the thin, sallow-faced villagers of Lan no Sato.....

"Why is no one stepping forward today?"

"They're probably all scared stiff by the boss's powerful presence!" A lackey next to him leaned over, a flattering smile on his face, and said, "After all, back then, with just one punch from the boss, that stupid kid's head split open!"

"And then..."

He spread his hands and pouted disdainfully...

"And then... then he died! Haha!"

"Calm down!" An elderly old woman, seeing someone in the village about to act impulsively again, quickly stopped them and said in a low voice, "Don't be reckless, we can't defeat him."

"But Ojiisan Kōta he..." A young villager raised the wooden stick in his hand and said angrily, "We simply can't gather that much food. Since we're all going to die anyway, we might as well fight them with everything we've got!"

"Anyway, I've had enough of this damned world long ago!"

"Shut up!" The old woman snorted coldly, still speaking in a low voice, "You might not want to live, but others still do!"

Although she also felt somewhat unable to bear regarding Kōta's plight, but...

She knew that the best course of action now was not to act rashly, otherwise...

The entire Lan no Sato would be in great danger!

"Has Chimiko not returned yet?"

"No, she went to the back mountain to gather herbs a few days ago and hasn't come back even today." The young man's eyes held worry as he replied equally quietly, "I hope nothing has happened."

"It's good she hasn't returned, it's good she hasn't returned!" The old woman felt relieved inwardly and said, "Otherwise, it would be terrible if this group of bandits discovered her."

Just stay honestly in the back mountain, wait until these bastards have all left, then come back. Please don't come back now!

However...

The old woman looked at the bandits with worry in her eyes...

Lan no Sato truly couldn't gather the food they needed now...

What should they do?

"Haha!" The bald middle-aged man lifted Kōta again, laughing loudly, "Hurry up, old man, otherwise, you'll have to go down and keep your stupid son company."

"Hehe." The old man put on an ingratiating smile and said, "Please grant us a few more days, Sir. In a few days, we will definitely be able to gather it. Right now, there's really no way."

A flash of worry passed through his eyes...

A few days...

It would still be impossible to gather.

The arable land in Lan no Sato was already scarce, plus the land wasn't fertile, and water sources weren't sufficient. To gather that much food...

It was truly impossible!

Recently, the villagers had been tightening their belts just to get by!

However...

"A few days?" The bald middle-aged fat man rubbed his own bald head, grinning ferociously, "Impossible!"

He glanced at the old man in his hand, then swept his eyes over the villagers of Lan no Sato before him...

With a "Bang!"...

The bald fat bandit violently smashed Kōta into the ground...

He said viciously, "Let's give them a lesson. Did they really think we bandits would listen to them?"

As soon as his words fell...

"Yes!"

Hearing their boss's order, all the lackeys happily charged in.

Instantly...

"Damn it!!" The men in the village watched as a group of people stole the last bit of food they relied on for survival, and moreover...

Smashed, looted, and set fires!

Their eyes nearly burst with rage...

This this... this is our home!!

And if that last bit of food was stolen, they would probably starve to death...

Starve to death!!

Since that's the case...

"Grandma Natsu, let's fight them with all we've got!!" The young man stared angrily at Ojiisan Kōta lying on the ground, his head covered in blood, and roared, "Anyway, if this continues, we'll all die. We might as well fight."

"That's right, that's right!" Several other men who heard him also spoke with furious expressions, "Let's fight them. Since we're going to die, we should kill them to avenge Ojiisan Kōta!"

"Kill us?" The bald middle-aged fat man was stunned for a moment hearing the words of these thin, sallow, emaciated villagers. Especially seeing their hands trembling even while holding knives, they still wanted to fight a group of bandits with their lives?

Don't joke around!!

Stepping on Kōta's head, he laughed loudly, "Whoever wants to fight, come..."

Before he could finish...

"Ojiisan Kōta!!"

A clear voice full of grief came...

Immediately, everyone looked towards a spot not far away. When they saw a somewhat pretty, long-black-haired girl running over with a small bamboo basket on her back...

"Damn it!" Grandma Natsu was startled and said, "Why did Chimiko come back at this time?"

You have to know, this group of bandits is...

"Leave this place, Chimiko!"

She quickly shouted towards Chimiko, "Get away quickly!"

However...

"Ojiisan Kōta!" Chimiko seemed not to hear at all. With a face full of worry and fear, she ran to Kōta lying on the ground, supported him, and said, "Ojiisan Kōta!!"

"Hehe!" Seeing the young girl who suddenly appeared before him, the bald middle-aged man narrowed his eyes, revealing a ferocious smile, and said, "How come I didn't see such a cute little girl last time I was here?"

He glanced over the worried villagers of Lan no Sato before him...

"You should have told me earlier. If you had told me earlier, I would have granted you a few more days. As long as this little sister comes with me..."

He stretched out a fat right hand towards Chimiko, about to grab her, when...

"Slice!"

Suddenly, a spray of blood shot out...

The bald middle-aged man widened his eyes, looking in disbelief at his entire right palm flying through the air, it seemed...

It had left his body...

"I told you to slow down!" Uzumaki Jun helplessly turned his head, looked at the still-crying Chimiko, and said, "Alright, you almost let someone take advantage of you."

Then, he turned his head to look at the bald fat bandit in front of him, who was staring at him in horror, and flicked his spotless long sword, from whose tip blood was still dripping...

"Are these the bandits you mentioned, the ones who do not produce, yet love to smash, loot, and burn?"

Fortunately, I am an all-rounder, proficient in taijutsu, kenjutsu, ninjutsu, and genjutsu. Otherwise...

Without chakra, facing so many people, I wouldn't know what to do!!

"I told you to slow down!" Uzumaki Jun helplessly turned his head, looked at the still-crying Chimiko, and said, "Alright, you almost let someone take advantage of you."

Then, he turned his head to look at the bald fat bandit in front of him, who was staring at him in horror, and flicked his spotless long sword, from whose tip blood was still dripping...

"Are these the bandits you mentioned, the ones who do not produce, yet love to smash, loot, and burn?"

Fortunately, I am an all-rounder, proficient in taijutsu, kenjutsu, ninjutsu, and genjutsu. Otherwise...

Without chakra, facing so many people, I wouldn't know what to do!!

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